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Oklahoma somehow came out of the bye week even more injured

The Oklahoma Sooners entered their bye week already battling a wave of injuries, but their latest report reveals an alarming escalation in player health concerns. After listing seven players on the injury report before their Week 4 loss to Georgia, the Sooners now have 13 players on their availability list—despite the team having just come off a bye week.

New additions include running back Xavier Robinson, defensive back Jacobe Johnson, and multiple linemen and tight ends marked as doubtful or questionable, including Fred Hinton, Eddy Pierre-Louis, and Jack Van Dorselaer. The surge in injuries raises questions about the program’s approach to player conditioning, especially under head coach Brent Venables, who has struggled with injury management in recent seasons, particularly in high-stakes games like the Red River Rivalry.

The transition from strength and conditioning coach Jerry Schmidt—a longtime fixture under former head coach Bob Stoops—to James Dobson has yet to yield improvements, leaving the Sooners without a clear solution to their mounting physical challenges as they prepare for the Cotton Bowl.

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